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54 Cards in this Set
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Abstruse
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Confusing; Perplexing
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adulation
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strong praise(adoration)
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Aesthetic
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artistic; relating to beauty
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ambiguous
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vague; unclear; confusing
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ambivalent
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undecided
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anachronism
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error in chronology
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anomaly
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variance; inconsistency
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anecdote
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short, personal account
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assiduous
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hard working
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benevolent
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kind; good
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cantankerous
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crabby; irritable
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capricious
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unpredictable; fickle
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censure
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criticize harshly
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complacent
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pleased with the way things are
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conciliatory
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peacemaking; pacifying; appeasing
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concordant
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agreeing ( in accordance)
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deleterious
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harmful
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demagogue
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a leader who gains power by appealing to emtions; rabble-rouser
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didactic
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educational; instructive; meant to teach
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disdain
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contempt; scorn
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dubious
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doubtful
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eloquent
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articulate; well spoken; persuasive
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ephemeral
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fleeting; brief; short-lived
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enervate
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weaken; drain energy from
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equivocal
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indecisive; ambivalent; unclear
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esoteric
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impenetrable; abstruse; understood by only a few
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hackneyed
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trite; overused; banal
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haughty
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arrogant; self-important
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heterogeneous
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mixed; diverse; assorted
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idiosyncratic
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personal characteristics; peculiar to the individual
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impetuous
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impulsive; rash; hasty
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impugn
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to attack as false; to challenge
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indulgent
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lenient; tolerant
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innocuous
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harmless; inooffensive
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inscrutable
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unreadable
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jovial
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jolly; good-humored; jocular
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longevity
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long life; prolonged existence
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magnanimous
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generous; noble
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mercurial
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unpredictable changes in mood
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munificent
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generous; charitable; openhanded
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opulent
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wealthy; luxurious
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paragon
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model of perfection
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portend
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harbinger; foretell
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pragmatic
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practicle
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precocious
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talented at an early age
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preeminent
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unsurpassed, superior
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prosaic
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dull; ordinary; mundane
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reticent
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quiet; reserved
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rhetoric/rhetorical
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style of speaking; expression
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tacit
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unspoken agreement
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transient
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short-lived; fleeting
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vindicate
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free from blame; exonerate
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whimsical
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fanciful; capricious
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wistful
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yearning; longing
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